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AssignmentMultiple Choice

States of Matter

Question 4 • GA-GSE Physical Science A

Michaela is baking a dessert. She measures 100 mL of vegetable oil by pouring it from the bottle into a measuring cup. Then she pours the vegetable oil into a bowl with the other ingredients.Which best describes what happened to the vegetable oil during this process?

Answer
A
The volume of the vegetable oil changed, but the shape did not.
B
The shape of the vegetable oil changed but the volume did not.
C
Both the volume and the shape of the vegetable oil changed.
D
Both the volume and the shape of the vegetable oil remained the same.

Explanation

A liquid takes the shape of the container it is in, so the oil’s shape changed as it was poured from the bottle to the measuring cup and then into the bowl. Its volume stayed the same because pouring does not change the amount of oil: it remained 100 mL. Therefore, the best choice is “The shape of the vegetable oil changed but the volume did not.”

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